Emily Appleton vs Noma Noha AkuguePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇧Emily Appleton
#440 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
3w1 meeting · sets 1–2
🇩🇪Noma Noha Akugue
#126 · 22 yrs · Left-Handed
Emily Appleton and Noma Noha Akugue have met 1 time since 2026; Noma Noha Akugue leads 1–0. Across all meetings Appleton has taken 1 sets to Akugue's 2. Their most recent meeting: Noma Noha Akugue won at W35 Birmingham 1 (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Appleton | Noha Akugue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Emily Appleton | Noma Noha Akugue | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 22/30 | 76% | 39/51 |
| Wins a set when losing | 21% | 5/24 | 39% | 12/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 13/54 | 29% | 24/82 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 18/30 | 59% | 27/46 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 43% | 10/23 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 71% | 12/17 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 24/26 | 88% | 44/50 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 22/26 | 78% | 39/50 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Appleton 0, Noha Akugue 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Appleton
💥 Big Hitter
Akugue
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,247 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jan 29, 2026
W35 Birmingham 1
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Appleton | Akugue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Emily Appleton | Noma Noha Akugue | ||
| 1 or more | 94% | 16/17 | 94% | 17/18 |
| 3 or more | 59% | 10/17 | 22% | 4/18 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 5/17 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/18 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Appleton | Akugue |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 10–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.57 | 1.94 |
| ROI % | -0.8% | -7.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.12u | -1.24u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Appleton | Akugue |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 5 | 7 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | BEL → KAZ | GEO → GER → ESP |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Akugue has a higher win rate against shared opponents (63% vs Appleton's 38%).
| Opponent | Appleton | Akugue |
|---|---|---|
| Alina Granwehr | W 36 63 64 | W 75 63 |
| Julia Avdeeva | L 36 46 | W 62 63 |
| Oceane Dodin | L 62 67 57 | W 64 61 |
| Rebeka Masarova | L 26 36 | L 64 16 26 |
| Sara Sorribes Tormo | W 62 64 | L 06 46 |
| Valentina Ryser | L 67 67 | W 26 75 63 |
| Anouck Vrancken Peeters | W 62 62 | W 63 61 |
| Elizara Yaneva | L 36 64 16 | L 36 64 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Kateryna Lazarenko
W50 Yecla · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Cadence Brace
W50 Yecla · 1st Round
Sep 22
Katarina Kuzmova
W35 Hurghada · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Yuliya Hatouka
W35 Hurghada · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Polina Kuharenko
W35 Hurghada · 1st Round
Sep 16
Zuzanna Bednarz
W15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki · Semifinals
Sep 5
Margaux Komano
W15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki · Quarterfinals
Sep 4
Megan Heuser
W15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Lucrezia Stefanini
Samsun Open - Samsun · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Elena Micic
Samsun Open - Samsun · 1st Round
Oct 6
Elena Micic
Samsun Open - Samsun · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Ilay Yoruk
Samsun Open - Samsun · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Fiona Crawley
Adana Open - Adana · 1st Round
Sep 28
Malaika Rapolu
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Ayana Akli
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 1st Round
Sep 15
Fiona Ferro
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · Final
Sep 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–82 matches
| Metric | Appleton | Akugue |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 62% |
| Sets won | 54% | 61% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Appleton | Akugue |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Appleton | Akugue |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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